2024 National Leaders Opponent First Downs - Games in November Only through 11/08/2024
| Name | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total | Total/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 |
| 2 | North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Oregon | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
| 5 | Auburn | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 5 | Boise State | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Georgia | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 |
| 9 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 9 | Air Force | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14.0 |
| 14 | Indiana | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Army | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Nevada | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 14 | Ohio State | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 15.0 |
| 18 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Arizona State | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Troy | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 18 | North Carolina State | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 |
| 23 | UTEP | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 23 | Nebraska | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 23 | Marshall | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 26 | Purdue | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Ball State | 1 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | South Carolina | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Akron | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Tennessee | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Clemson | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 26 | Georgia State | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 19.0 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 36 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 36 | Navy | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 36 | South Alabama | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 36 | Old Dominion | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
| 44 | USC | 1 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Connecticut | 1 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Houston | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Illinois | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Iowa State | 1 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 44 | Penn State | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 21.0 |
| 52 | South Florida | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Colorado State | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 55 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 55 | Tulsa | 1 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | 1 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 55 | Michigan | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 55 | Florida State | 1 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 55 | Kent State | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | 1 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 23.0 |
| 64 | Toledo | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 64 | UAB | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 64 | Fresno State | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 64 | Mississippi | 1 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 64 | Syracuse | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 69 | Baylor | 1 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 69 | Stanford | 1 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 69 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 69 | Mississippi State | 1 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 25.0 |
| 73 | Florida | 1 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 73 | California | 1 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 73 | Duke | 1 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 73 | Massachusetts | 1 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 73 | Washington | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 |
| 80 | UTSA | 1 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 27.0 |
| 81 | Kentucky | 1 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 82 | SMU | 1 | 6 | 19 | 5 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 82 | Arkansas | 1 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 30.0 |
| 84 | Wake Forest | 1 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 84 | TCU | 1 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 84 | Louisville | 1 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 |
| 87 | UCLA | 2 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 16.5 |
| 87 | Arizona | 1 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 89 | Rice | 2 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 34 | 17.0 |
| 90 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 90 | Iowa | 2 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 39 | 19.5 |
| 92 | Appalachian State | 2 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 45 | 22.5 |
| 93 | Coastal Carolina | 2 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 46 | 23.0 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 48 | 24.0 |
| 95 | San Diego State | 2 | 27 | 25 | 3 | 55 | 27.5 |
| 96 | New Mexico | 2 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 56 | 28.0 |